There will be no economic growth How to get a stalled engine of economic growth? No magic recipes exist, the set of measures is approximately clear. But the Russian economy is doomed in the near future to live in a state of "near zero" Accordingly, forecasts for GDP growth this year were also sank. At the beginning of the year, the government planned an increase of 3.6-3.7 percent, and Prime Minister Medvedev reproached his subordinates that this was not enough.

According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, tomorrow one Ukrainian delegation will go to Brussels to negotiate on European integration, the other will go to Russia for negotiations. This is reported by Interfax. "Tomorrow, our delegation will travel to Brussels, and we will continue negotiations that will give us the opportunity to sign the European Integration Agreement on favorable terms for Ukraine," the prime minister said in a statement.

Tonight, a fight broke out in the State Duma between deputies of the United Russia faction Alexei Zhuravlev and Adam Delimkhanov, reports Interfax . An ambulance had to be called to help the injured. “The fight took place at about 17:45 in the lobby near the elevators on the 15th floor of the new building of the State Duma,” Zhuravlev’s press secretary said.

In Perm, on the eve of the Olympic torch relay, the welding of sewer manholes and grates began, reports . RBC In total, about 2,000 hatches and gratings will be welded along the relay route, and the total cost of the work is estimated at 8 million rubles. It is noteworthy that the initiator of their implementation, the administration of Perm, has not yet submitted the issue of compensation for the cost of work for discussion.

French experts have completely ruled out the possibility that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died as a result of poisoning, reports Lenta.Ru. According to French experts, Arafat died of natural causes, the cause of which was a general infection. However, sources familiar with the investigation of the case do not say what the confidence of the French experts is based on.

The leader of the UDAR faction, Vitali Klitschko, calls on the participants of the Euromaidan to a nationwide strike, reports . Gazeta.Ru “I appeal to all of you: do not give up. If we surrender, nothing else will happen, - said the oppositionist. “We may have to stand here for a day, perhaps a week. We must support each other. I'm sure I won't go anywhere" At the same time, Klitschko noted that there is no need to succumb to provocations and storm some buildings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not consider it necessary to introduce new restrictions on the Internet. It is reported by Gazeta.ru. The head of state stated this at a meeting with students of the law faculty of Moscow State University. “In general, a balance has been found. Those restrictions that exist, they have already been introduced. It is impossible to reduce to zero all the activities of the Internet,” Putin said.

The success of this technology prolongs the life of authoritarianism Not a week goes by without the data of yet another sociological survey demonstrating the inertia and conservatism of the majority of Russian residents becoming the subject of dull discussions in the media. The week before last there was a poll showing that the majority of Russians supported the repressive rulings of the "pissed off printer" - the self-proclaimed Russian Duma.

The former head of Menatep, Platon Lebedev, filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation demanding parole, Lenta.Ru reports , citing the press center of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev. Earlier, the Arkhangelsk court denied Lebedev parole. In the complaint, the lawyers ask to cancel the decision of the Arkhangelsk court, calling this decision illegal and unreasonable.

On Thursday, December 5, at 13:00, the press center of the Interfax news agency in Moscow (1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, 2) will host a presentation of the book "Happy Poor" by Mikhail Barshchevsky, Honored Lawyer of Russia, Doctor of Law - about the trial of the century "Berezovsky vs Abramovich". The book contains unique documents and, attention, a complete transcript of all court hearings.

More than a hundred cars and trucks collided in three major crashes on the same highway in western Belgium. As a result, one person died and another 54 were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity. According to ABC News , the accidents have created a traffic jam for many kilometers, and the evacuation of victims by helicopters is not possible due to fog.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has completed investigative actions against the mayor of Makhachkala, Said Amirov, as well as the deputy head of Kaspiysk, Yusup Dzhaparov, reports today. the press service of the department Both officials are charged under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“preparation to commit a terrorist act”). Amirov was also charged under Part 3 of Art. 33, part 2 of Art.

President of the Moscow Chamber of Lawyers Henry Reznik received an appeal from members of the Young Guard of United Russia: activists are asking to deprive Alexei Navalny of his lawyer status for not having a criminal record, Interfax reports .

The Central Bank completed the inspection of the banks of the Samara region The Central Bank completed the inspection of the banks of the Samara region Recall: on November 11, the license of the Volga-Kama Bank was revoked, after which Volga Social Bank and Solidarity Bank had major problems.